Sylvester Stallone
You have to be really loyal to the people that supported you when you were coming up.
When I tried to play characters that strayed from who I am it ended in disaster. People didn't expect me in comedies or musicals.
A lot of actors, and artists in general, never feel secure in love. They always feel everything's going to be taken away from them, professionally and personally; they're extremely emotional and volatile.
I've never made a film that lost money.
You know what I think happened? After 'Rocky,' I was almost set up in the eyes of the media to make a flop.
When people meet me, they're often surprised - I talk a great deal.
I'm perceived to be this solitary character, but nothing could be further from the truth.
There'll never be a 'Rocky IV.' You gotta call a halt.
I think I'm a much better painter than an actor.
Clothing is the first step to building a character.
I used to tweet, but it's an act of futility. You're not really making any impact, and if you find yourself in a mood when you wanna be a bit controversial and you post something, you suddenly realise, 'Oh my God!' because you've opened yourself up to a bunch of criticism from strangers.
Sometimes I write with music on, and if I'm in a good flow, I don't even hear it.
I've had a lot of operations. I'm kind of like Franken-actor.
Usually whenever you're scared of something, do it. If you're not afraid of it, don't do it.
Now it really is, believe it or not, 90% of the films are green lit, not by the studio heads, but by the marketing department.
Characters I've played, they used to impact my paintings, like 80 percent of the time, and especially when I was doing an action film.
There's no one in the world close to Arnold Schwarzenegger. He is a phenomenon. He's brilliant.
Some actors are brilliant character guys. They submerge.
On the sequel, you've lost the element of surprise. Usually, on the first one you may not go very, very deep into character; the second one you start to explore the character a bit more.
I am not the richest, smartest or most talented person in the world, but I succeed because I keep going and going and going.
Once in one's life, for one mortal moment, one must make a grab for immortality; if not, one has not lived.
When life hits you pretty hard, you can go into a dark corner.
If you don't have a mountain, build one and then climb it. And after you climb it, build another one; otherwise you start to flatline in your life.
Don't be gullible, use life before it uses you. Understand there are no free lunches, and for every action you take, there's a reaction.
I was an insecure kid. Once I saw 'Hercules' with Steve Reeves, it completely changed my life. If I had never gone to that film, I wouldn't be here today.
I've been involved in something which was chaotic and insane. All I can say now is that I am, and intend to stay, a single man.
When you're scared, when you're hanging on, when life is hurting you, then you're going to see what you're really made of.
Playing polo is like trying to play golf during an earthquake.
At the end of the day, 'Rocky' is a love story, and he could never have reached the final bell without Adrian.
In a contest between me and a bulldog, you would say the bulldog is cuter.
Testosterone to me is so important for a sense of well-being when you get older.
We're all expendable. We think the world's going to stop when a pope dies, or a king. And then... life goes on.
I'm not just painting for painting's sake. I want to be truthful.
Most action is based on redemption and revenge, and that's a formula. Moby Dick was formula. It's how you get to the conclusion that makes it interesting.
People assume that 'The Expendables' is old school, but it's only old school because that's the way I know how to make an action film. It's pretty real.
I have all kinds of chest injuries; I tore my vein during 'Rocky II' and had 60 stitches. If you've seen 'Rocky Balboa,' you'll know how bad they look.
If bad decorating was a hanging offense, there'd be bodies hanging from every tree!
The trouble with remakes is that people fall in love with the original. It's like peanut butter. If you try to change the taste of peanut butter, you're in trouble.
All good actors are unpredictable, and a little crazy in a good way, because they feel more secure playing other people than themselves.
That's what Rocky is all about: pride, reputation, and not being another bum in the neighborhood.
Your brain is triggered to produce.
Boxing is sort of an inevitability. We know they are going to be pounding each other.
Once is a man's life, for one mortal moment, he must make a grab for immorality; if not, he has not lived.
'Rocky' represents the optimistic side of life, and 'Rambo' represents purgatory.
When I'm on a location, I pick a restaurant that's close and private and eat all my meals there.
I think kids growing up, if they were picked on and feeling inferior at 12, they're going to feel that way at 72. You just deal with it better. I'm serious.
I was very much into buying contemporary art, but I've just decided I want to get rid of it all. Not that it's not great art, but all of a sudden my mood has changed, and I want to go back to seventeenth- and eighteenth-century masters.
I'm always looking for a new challenge. There are a lot of mountains to climb out there. When I run out of mountains, I'll build a new one.
I love art more than anything in the world except for my family.